IanM
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I was about to call an ambulance...
Tashyboy
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Whether City win of lose I am bloody livid with the officiating today.
Swango1980
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Why?
Slime
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They are merely applying the current. (albeit ridiculous), laws of the game.
It is those you should be livid with.
IanM
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Quite so... Grealish dived full length, caught it in two hands and ran down the pitch like William Webb-Ellis!!"
pendodave
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I don't think that grealish's arm was in an unnatural position, so not a clear and obvious error.
Goals are too important and rare in football to be given away for this sort of nonsense.
Additionally, I'd forgotten what an unpleasant, snidey bunch yernighted were. Hard to like 'em and I don't.
Goals are too important and rare in football to be given away for this sort of nonsense.
Additionally, I'd forgotten what an unpleasant, snidey bunch yernighted were. Hard to like 'em and I don't.
Slime
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If that's a booking, the game is done. 
Swango1980
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At least they gave Wan Bisaka a yellow for making absolutely no contact with Grealish.
pendodave
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Definitely the least egregious "game is gone" moment of the afternoon, tbf...If that's a booking, the game is done.
Tashyboy
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So that was a booking for wan bissaka yet not Casimero.
RichA
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As a neutral, I'm not seeing any issues.
That handball may not have been a penalty in previous years, but in 2023 that's the rules.
A penalty for an unintentional handball offends me a lot less than one where the attacker throws a leg out then dives while looking back at the ref. Both these teams have "earned" a few of those this season.
Tashyboy
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They are merely applying the current. (albeit ridiculous), laws of the game.
It is those you should be livid with.
Swango1980
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I really like Eriksen, and haven't been a huge fan of Mount in past. Although, in a game like this, I feel a Mount in Eriksen's place would provide some much needed energy.
And not having a striker up front who is decent at looking after the ball is always a bit of a killer.
1-1 at half time is very welcome as far as I'm concerned.
And not having a striker up front who is decent at looking after the ball is always a bit of a killer.
1-1 at half time is very welcome as far as I'm concerned.
Having nobody to hold the ball up means we cannot relieve the pressure. It’s fine De Gea going long if the ball sticks but it’s just coming straight back at us - there’s simply no outlet.
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Just seen the "penalty"... What a joke the game has become.
Swango1980
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The incident that led to penalty, or the penalty itself? I think Bruno's technique is rather elegant myself
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AmandaJR
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I hate what football has become and hate myself for still getting so emotional about it.
How VAR doesn't do anything about Casemeiro trying to break Akanji's ankle is beyond me. What angered me more is how he screamed in agony to deflect from what he'd done. It comes so naturally to cheat.
The penalty is a joke and I'd like to see anyone jump for a header, twist in mid air...all with their hands behind their back.
How VAR doesn't do anything about Casemeiro trying to break Akanji's ankle is beyond me. What angered me more is how he screamed in agony to deflect from what he'd done. It comes so naturally to cheat.
The penalty is a joke and I'd like to see anyone jump for a header, twist in mid air...all with their hands behind their back.
Swango1980
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And how Silva intentionally kicked out at Shaw and wasn't sent off.
A day of sob stories
Slime
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Oh, what a horrible goal.
